Kwinana railway station

Kwinana
Station entrance in December 2007
Location	Sulphur Road, The Spectacles Australia
Coordinates	32°14′06″S 115°50′34″E / 32.234961°S 115.842662°ECoordinates: 32°14′06″S 115°50′34″E / 32.234961°S 115.842662°E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth
Line(s)	Mandurah
Distance	32.9 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Bus routes	4
Bus stands	5
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	RKA 99681 (platform 1) 99682 (platform 2)
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	23 December 2007
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Transperth Trains network   Following station Cockburn Central towards Perth Mandurah Line Wellard towards Mandurah

Kwinana station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Mandurah line, 32.9 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburb of The Spectacles.

History

The in-station decoration

Kwinana was originally served by a station on the Fremantle line. However passenger services ceased in the 1960s, with the line closed in 1973.^[1] The current Kwinana station opened along with the rest of the Mandurah line on 23 December 2007.^[2][3][4]

Although named Kwinana, the current station is actually located in The Spectacles, a few kilometres east of Kwinana which has the Kwinana freight line passing through it, has never had a passenger service.

Services

Kwinana station is served by Transperth Mandurah line services.^[5]

Platforms

Stop no.	Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Destination	Notes
[3054] Kwinana station platforms
99681		Mandurah	All stations, K	Perth underground
99682		Mandurah	All stations	Mandurah

Bus routes

The interchange contains a bus station providing the following services:

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
[23798] Stand 1	540	to Kwinana Hub bus station via Orelia[6]
	909	Rail replacement service to Perth station
[23799] Stand 2	541	to Wellard station via Sulphur Road[7]
[23800] Stand 3	542	to Wellard station via Chisham Avenue[8]
[23801] Stand 4	543	to Kwinana Hub bus station via Parmelia[9]
		School Specials
[23802] Stand 5 – Set down	909	Rail replacement service to Mandurah station

References

1. Railway (Coogee-Kwinana Railway) Discontinuance Act 1973 Parliament of Western Australia
2. Kwinana New MetroRail
3. History of Stations on the Mandurah Line Right Track
4. Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2008 Public Transport Authority
5. Mandurah Line Timetable Transperth 31 January 2016
6. Route 540 timetable Transperth
7. Route 541 timetable Transperth
8. Route 542 timetable Transperth
9. Route 543 timetable Transperth

External links

• Media related to Kwinana railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Station map New MetroRail

Kwinana
Zone 4